Kentucky vs. Rider - Live Basketball Coverage

* AllKYHoops.com is reporting live from Rupp Arena...

- Game is about 2 minutes away
- Game set to begin; Cats will go with Cousins, Patterson, Wall, Miller, Bledsoe
- Wall opens with a missed 3-pointer; Rider scores on the other end; 2-0 Rider
- Kentucky gets a shotclock violation on their second possession
- Rider calls an early 30-second timeout to make an adjustment
- Cousins opens the scoring for the Cats; 4-2 Rider
- Patterson with a putback ties the game at 4-4
- Kentucky still giving up open looks from long range; luckily Rider is 0-3
- Terrible call gives Cousins his 2nd foul at the 17:10 mark; he heads to the bench
- Officials are way off base early; a 2nd consecutive absolutely ridiculous call
- John Wall just pulled out an amazing move on the break; Rupp Arena is rocking
- 15:07 first half; timeout on the floor; UK 10 Rider 6
- Patterson scores and gets fouled in the paint; free throw is good; UK 13 Rider 8
- This is the best John Wall has looked this season; he is killing the Broncs on the break
- Wall with the 3-point play to put UK up 16-8
- Kentucky defense has now tightened up; Rider can't get a shot off at the moment
- Daniel Orton lays it in down low and draws the foul; FT is no good; UK leads 18-10
- Rider found a way to stop Wall on the break - they just tackled him
- 11:45 first half; timeout on the floor; UK 18 Rider 10
- Just a thought: the Cancun Challenge logo is terrible; how about an upgrade?
- The officials with a 3rd blown call against Kentucky in the first 9 minutes; crowd is upset
- Eric Bledsoe drains a good-looking 3-pointer to make it 22-12 UK
- Kentucky is now in a full-court man-to-man press
- Orton nails a nice free throw line jumper UK up 24-14
- Wall just had his second SportsCenter Top 10 play in the first half; ouch
- Wall now with 10 points; he gets a breather as Hood enters the game
- Timeout Rider; Kentucky is up to a 29-14 lead at the 7:52 point
- 7:42 first half; timeout on the floor; UK 29 Rider 14
- Kentucky has now played 10 players in the first half
- In 12 minutes, John Wall has 10 points and 5 assists
- Orton is playing well today; he already has 10 points and looks solid on the post
- Kentucky leads 33-18; Wall back in the game
- Wall makes an impact immediately as he speeds coast-to-coast for an easy layup
- Patterson with the dunk off an Orton feed; Cats looking really good on offense
- Patterson has a double-double already with 10 and 10
- 3:52 first half; timeout on the floor; UK 39 Rider 22
- Harrellson gets in and hits a nice turn-around jumper in the lane; 41-24 Kentucky
- Harrellson follows it up with a blocked shot and then goes the length to get fouled; hits both
- Bledsoe nails an open 3-pointer; Cats pulling away a bit; now 43-24
- Loud chants of "Harrellson, Harrellson..." as he leaves the game
- Bledsoe drains an NBA 3-pointer to put UK up 49-24
- Rupp Arena is erupting as Patterson gets a dunk to put UK up 51-26
- Kentucky calls a timeout with 24.2 remaining in the half to setup a play
- Believe it or not: Rider is 0-9 from long range in this game for a big 0%
- Halftime: Kentucky 51 Rider 26
- Miller opens the 2nd half with a 3-pointer but Rider answers on the other end
- Rider hits another 3-pointer; Calipari immediately calls a timeout to resend the message
- 17:49; UK calls timeout; UK 56 Rider 34
- Cousins back in the game for the first time since he picked up his 2nd foul
- Wall with another blazing drive to hit the bucket and draw the foul; he now has 15 points
- 15:49 second half; timeout on the floor; UK 61 Rider 37
- Some great dancing on the "boogie cam" during the timeout
- Wall is a human highlight film today
- Nice spin move for Cousins on the post; 4 in a row for DeMarcus
- Cats are really taking it to Rider at the moment
- Timeout Rider: UK 69 Rider 42 with 13:51 remaining
- Wall joins Patterson with a double-double; he has 17 points and 10 assists
- Cousins gets into an altercation going after a loose ball; he is replaced by Orton
- Wall has incredible court vision
- Just another terrible call against Kentucky; Rupp is booing loudly
- 11:59 second half; timeout on the floor; UK 69 Rider 44
- Wall with another unbelievable bucket; he's fouled; 74-46 UK
- Just a note: still no Dodson...still no Liggins
- Oh yeah, I heard a Rupp Arena employee at the half state, "John Wall doesn't seem as fast as everyone said he was..." Really?
- Cousins reaches double digits with his 10th point...
- 7:53 second half; timeout on the floor; UK 80 Rider 50
- Patterson looks like an All-American today; 19 points and 18 rebounds; UK leads 81-52
- Nice dunk by Rider to make it 82-55
- Wall now has 21 points, 10 assists and 6 rebounds
- Cousins with a putback to make it 86-55
- 3:43 first half; timeout on the floor; UK 86 Rider 55
- Cousins with the big block; sends it to the first row; UK 88 Rider 55
- Cousins goes to the line for 2 shots; makes one
- Mark Krebs checks in for Eric Bledsoe
- Orton fouled on a dunk attempt; he goes to the line for 2 FT's; makes both; UK 91 Rider 57
- Cousins smiling after he almost shoots an airball from the line
- Crowd is really wanting to see Krebs score
- Final: Kentucky 92 Rider 63